Yaqin Jin

Abandoned as a baby, journalist Yue has only resent for the parents she never knew. While covering a tragic story about a woman and her unborn child, Yue receives news that her foster mother is dying. Her final wish is for Yue to meet her birth mother. With only a train ticket as clue, Yue embarks on a sweeping journey through China to find her mother and the truth behind her abandonment.

Xiaoma, a young woman who has recently moved to Beijing, finds an apartment in an old courtyard apartment complex owned by Grandma, an elderly woman. Xiaoma and Grandma’s relationship almost immediately becomes strained. After trying to tidy up the courtyard, Grandma insists that Xiaoma turn over her share of the profits. Tightfisted, the elderly landlady resists even allowing Xiaoma to install a telephone. At the same time the older woman becomes increasingly interested in Xiaoma’s personal (and romantic) life. Grandma, for example, tries to pass off her grandson to the younger woman. Annoyed, Xiaoma nevertheless is flattered at the older woman’s concern. Over the course of four seasons, Xiaoma begins to learn from her landlady of the old world that the modern city of Beijing has left behind, while Grandma begins to enjoy the youth and vitality of her tenant. The two women become closer and eventually develop a deep friendship.

Based on the old tale of Du Shiniang, a courtesan who falls in love with a student.

Zheng Jianong, a bulldozer driver, has been suffering from illness for years and his wife leaves him

En 206 avant J.C., la guerre entre le pays des Qin et le pays des Zhao touche à sa fin avec l’écrasante victoire des Qin. Malgré la victoire de leur royaume, Xia et Zhe décident de déserter pour rentrer chez eux à temps pour la moisson. Pendant leur fuite, ils sont repérés par un groupe de soldats Qin et sautent d’une falaise dans la rivière en contrebas. Ils sont réveillés par les femmes du village Zhao de Lu Yi, qui attendent que les hommes du village rentrent de la guerre. Les deux hommes vont alors prétendre être des soldats Zhao pour sauver leur peau.

Dream of the Red Chamber, first released in 1987, was a television series produced by CCTV, adapted from the classic 18th century Chinese novel of the same name. It gained enormous popularity for its music, cast, and plot adaptation, being regarded by many within China as being a near-definitive adaptation of the story.